Cracker Barrel Chicken And Dumplings Recipe Recipe

By Suesee50

Ingredients

• chicken and broth shopping list
• 3 quarts water shopping list
• 1 3-4 pound chicken cut up shopping list
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt shopping list
• 1 small onion sliced shopping list
• 2 stalks celery, chopped shopping list
• 1 clove garlic, peeled and quartered shopping list
• 1 bay leaf shopping list
• 4-6 whole parsley leaves shopping list
• 1 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper shopping list
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice shopping list
• Dumplings shopping list
• 2 cups all purpose flour shopping list
• 1 tablespoon baking powder shopping list
• 1 1/4 teaspoons of salt shopping list
• 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons milk shopping list

Details

Servings 1
Adapted from grouprecipes.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. Bring the water to a boil in a large pot. Add the chicken, 1 teaspoon of salt, onion, celery, garlic, bay leaf, and parsley to the pot. Reduce the heat to simmer and cook the chicken, uncovered, for 2 hours.

3. Pour 1 1/2 quarts (6 cups) of the stock back into the pot (keep the leftover stock, if any, for another recipe-it can be frozen).

You may also want to use a smaller pot or a large saucepan for this. Add coarsely ground pepper, the remaining 1/2 teaspoon of
salt, and the lemon juice, then reheat the stock over medium heat while preparing the dumplings.

4. For dumplings, combine the flour, baking powder, 1 1/4 teaspoons salt, and milk in a medium bowl. Stir well until smooth,

5. Cut the dough into 1/2 inch squares and drop each square into the simmering stock.

Simmer for 20-30 minutes until thick. Stir often.

Continue to simmer the chicken and dumplings for another 5-10 minutes, but don't stir too vigorously or the chicken will shred and fall apart. You want big chunks of chicken in the end.